# kirsu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly a variant of kärsä (“snout”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkirsu/, [ˈk̟irs̠u]
* Rhymes: -irsu
* Hyphenation: kir‧su

### Noun

kirsu
* (anatomy) nose leather, rhinarium (usually black or brown region around the nostrils of some mammals, primarily of canines, but also of felines)
    Terveen koiran kirsu on kostea.The nose leather of a healthy dog is moist.
* (dialectal) A nose of a seal.

#### Usage notes

* The rhinarium of mammals is usually called nenä (“nose”). Also dog's rhinarium is often colloquially referred to as nenä.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kirsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kirsuni
kirsuni
accusative
nom.
kirsuni
kirsuni
gen.
kirsuni
genitive
kirsuni
kirsujeni
partitive
kirsuani
kirsujani
inessive
kirsussani
kirsuissani
elative
kirsustani
kirsuistani
illative
kirsuuni
kirsuihini
adessive
kirsullani
kirsuillani
ablative
kirsultani
kirsuiltani
allative
kirsulleni
kirsuilleni
essive
kirsunani
kirsuinani
translative
kirsukseni
kirsuikseni
abessive
kirsuttani
kirsuittani
instructive
comitative
—kirsuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kirsusi
kirsusi
accusative
nom.
kirsusi
kirsusi
gen.
kirsusi
genitive
kirsusi
kirsujesi
partitive
kirsuasi
kirsujasi
inessive
kirsussasi
kirsuissasi
elative
kirsustasi
kirsuistasi
illative
kirsuusi
kirsuihisi
adessive
kirsullasi
kirsuillasi
ablative
kirsultasi
kirsuiltasi
allative
kirsullesi
kirsuillesi
essive
kirsunasi
kirsuinasi
translative
kirsuksesi
kirsuiksesi
abessive
kirsuttasi
kirsuittasi
instructive
comitative
—kirsuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kirsumme
kirsumme
accusative
nom.
kirsumme
kirsumme
gen.
kirsumme
genitive
kirsumme
kirsujemme
partitive
kirsuamme
kirsujamme
inessive
kirsussamme
kirsuissamme
elative
kirsustamme
kirsuistamme
illative
kirsuumme
kirsuihimme
adessive
kirsullamme
kirsuillamme
ablative
kirsultamme
kirsuiltamme
allative
kirsullemme
kirsuillemme
essive
kirsunamme
kirsuinamme
translative
kirsuksemme
kirsuiksemme
abessive
kirsuttamme
kirsuittamme
instructive
comitative
—kirsuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kirsunne
kirsunne
accusative
nom.
kirsunne
kirsunne
gen.
kirsunne
genitive
kirsunne
kirsujenne
partitive
kirsuanne
kirsujanne
inessive
kirsussanne
kirsuissanne
elative
kirsustanne
kirsuistanne
illative
kirsuunne
kirsuihinne
adessive
kirsullanne
kirsuillanne
ablative
kirsultanne
kirsuiltanne
allative
kirsullenne
kirsuillenne
essive
kirsunanne
kirsuinanne
translative
kirsuksenne
kirsuiksenne
abessive
kirsuttanne
kirsuittanne
instructive
comitative
—kirsuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kirsunsa
kirsunsa
accusative
nom.
kirsunsa
kirsunsa
gen.
kirsunsa
genitive
kirsunsa
kirsujensa
partitive
kirsuaan kirsuansa
kirsujaan kirsujansa
inessive
kirsussaan kirsussansa
kirsuissaan kirsuissansa
elative
kirsustaan kirsustansa
kirsuistaan kirsuistansa
illative
kirsuunsa
kirsuihinsa
adessive
kirsullaan kirsullansa
kirsuillaan kirsuillansa
ablative
kirsultaan kirsultansa
kirsuiltaan kirsuiltansa
allative
kirsulleen kirsullensa
kirsuilleen kirsuillensa
essive
kirsunaan kirsunansa
kirsuinaan kirsuinansa
translative
kirsukseen kirsuksensa
kirsuikseen kirsuiksensa
abessive
kirsuttaan kirsuttansa
kirsuittaan kirsuittansa
instructive
comitative
—kirsuineen kirsuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kirsuraha

### Further reading

* “kirsu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kursi, risku, ruksi